Chapter5
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“ Dad what took you so long? The fish are biting. Look ! I have caught enough to feed 4 people for dinner.” Sam said as he heard his father’s foot steps. He turned around to see concern on Mac’s face. He had only known him for only a short time, but he knew that look meant trouble and travel.
“ So no fish dinner tonight! What’s wrong Dad? When do we leave? I’ll start packing .”
Mac was proud of his son for picking up on the fact there was trouble.
“ Remember me telling you about Murdoc? He’s got Pete and he wants me to come and get him.”
“ Why now? You would think that the fact that you retired would mean that you aren’t an immediate threat to him .”
“ He and H.I.T. see me as a blemish on his spotless record. So in his world as long as I am alive I will always be a threat to him. If only he would stay dead this wouldn’t keep happening.” Mac said trying to lighten up the mood.
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“ Mr. Brodee we have the results of you tests back. I’m afraid that it is just as we feared. The cancer is spreading through out the rest of your body. I would like to emphases’ that you should be in the hospital as soon as possible.”
“ Sorry Dr. it’s just not possible at this time. Besides I do not want to spend the rest of my days locked up, I mean cooped up in a hospital.”
“ Mr. Brodee I really must insist, if only to keep you comfortable. But I will respect your wishes. Please call me if you change your mind.”
“ Thank you Dr. but I don’t that will be necessary.” Mr. Brodee said as he shook the Dr.’s hand.
“ Ouch”
“ What’s the matter Doc?”
“ I thought I felt a prick on my hand. Oh my I think I better sit down.”
“ Yes Dr. you do look a little a pale.”
“ Help me please go get my nurse in here.”
“ No sorry I can’t do that. You see The prick you felt was my special poison. You see it mimmicks a heart attack.”
“ Why? I didn’t cause the cancer.”
“ Yes well, I do appreciate all that you have done for me. But I can’t be recognized . Plus I want to keep my death a secret.” The Dr. slumped over his desk. Murdoc reach over and grabbed his file and the x-rays.
“ And well I didn’t like your diagnosis.”
“ The Dr. isn’t feeling well . He wanted to tell you he doesn’t want to be disturbed. He is oing to take a nap.”
“ The nurse behind the desk turned to the woman sitting next to her.
“ That Mr. Brodee gives me the creeps every time he comes here.”
“ Me too! He is very odd too. He only wanted the Dr. to handle his file. Didn’t want anyone to look at it for security reasons. I’d better go check on the Dr.”
“ Call 911 and hurry!”
When Murdoc got outside the ambulance was just pulling up. He watched the men go inside the building. He smiled as he held the door for them. The smiled faded when he saw Andria walking towards him. He didn’t give her a chance to talk. Murdock pulled Andria towards the parked car.
“ Drive ! Have you been following me? How dare you!.”
“ Yes I dare. You see H.I.T. is very interested in the secret you’ve been hiding. Or are you going to explain this a wild goose chase you are on?”
“ This is not the place nor is it the time to discuss this. Let’s get out of here now!”
“ Not until you tell me what is going on.”
“ I said not here not now. Like I said let’s get out of here now before the police show up.”
Andria thought about it for a second. She decided to drop the subject for the time being. “This is not over by a long shot Murdoc.”
She pulled the car out into the traffic. They quickly blended into with the afternoon drivers. They looked back to see the police cars pulling up to the outside the building.


Chapter 6
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“ D& D Air . It’s your dime . Jamie speaking.”
“ Hello --who? Could you repeat that please?”

“Which part ? The D&D Air or Jamie?”
“ Is Jack Dalton there? Tell him it is Mac calling and it is important.”
“ Oh so you’re the infamous “ MacGyver” I’ve been hearing all about. Is your first name really Ang…..?”
“ Yes it is ! So can I please talk to Jack? I am in a hurry.”
“ Hey compodre’ . So how is retirement treating you? How are you getting along with Sam? I still can’t believe you are a father! When am I……?”
“ Jack will you shut - up? Ok Can you do me a favor ? I need you to fly to Colorado and take me to Los Angeles asap.”
“ Sure no problemo. What’s up?
“ Murdoc has Pete.”
“I thought he bought the farm when he went over the cliff in that truck? You know the last time he tried to kill you.”
“ We all did. Nothing seems to kill him. I will be ready … wait! We will be ready and at the nearest airstrip in two hours or less.”
“ Ok understood . Just give me the cordinates.”
Jack hung up the phone and turned around to his new partner. He still wasn’t sure how he had lost what he hought was a sure bet. But loose he did and wound up with a partner.
“Is the Cesna gased up and ready to go? I need to leave as soon as I can.”
“Don’t you mean “ We” need to leave? I am a partner in this business. Besides I wantto meet this MacGyver you have been going on about.”
“ Not this time Jamie. I need to……….”
“ Stop right there Jack! You can’t go with out me because….”
“ I am going without you. I have been flying planes for a long time. Just because you are my partner now doesn’t mean that you have to go on every flight kapish.”
“ Now hold it right there buster.I won my half of this bisiness fair and square. Let me get this through your thick head amigo! You can’t go without me because I was almost finished working on the plane. I just came in to get a tool I forgot when the phone rang. And if you want to fly out of here in that plane, you need me to put the part back in comprende’!!!!” Jack couldn’t help but smile at Jamie. She reminded him so much of himself at her age, except maybe for her flaming red hair. But physically and smarts they seem to match. Jamie was stocky --pleasingly plump and all the other descriptive words for being chunky. Along with the red hair Jamie had gotten her father’s hazel colored eyes. God Jack missed his old buddy Charlie. Those were some really good times they had too.
“ Hello anybody home in there? What’s it going to be Jack? Am I coming with you? Or are you staying here? As you can see arguing with me is a waste of time.”
Jack started out the door then turned around to tell Jamie “ Well let’s get going . We needed to leave five minutes ago.”
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Pete opened his eyes to a dark and dingy room. At first he didn’t remember what happened. Then in an instant it all came back to him. The office, Murdoc whispering in his ear, the needle prick and that’s when everything went hazy.
“ Come on Pete think, what would Mac do?” He said to himself.
“ Yes Peter ,what would MacGyver do to get out of here?”
“ Get out of here right under your nose like he always does. That’s what he, and I, will do. You know anything you plan Mac can get out of.”
“Yes but Murdoc didn’t have me then did he?”
“Who is that?”
“ Who is that? Who is THAT? I’m not a that Mr. Thorny-ton. The name is Andria and I am your newest worst nightmare. And just so you know Mr. Peter thorton, high and mighty director of the Phoenix Foundation, I am the one who will make sure of your demise!”
“ Ha ha you see my lovely associate is alittle too enthusiastic! Cooperate with us and it will be pleasant dreams. If you don’t, I will let your”Newest worst Nightmare” loose on you.”
“ You are right thinking this is the end Murdoc, but for you not I.”
“ You will die Peter but not before MacGyver joins the party. Speaking of the name MacGyver, what information do you have on the newest member?”
“ I told you all that I know. I was just about to go through the “ intel” gathered on her when you showed up.”


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“ Ms. Carpenter may I ask you a few questions?”
“ Call me Nikki. Yes go ahead”
“ Why exactly does this Murdoc person want MacGyver to go and get Mr. Thornton ? What is so special about this “other MacGyver?”
“ If Murdoc has his way he will kill both Mac And Pete. He will have one watch as the other one dies.”
Nikki wasn’ sure how to answer the other question. How much should she reveal to this person they aren’t really sure is who she says she is? A.J. might be related to Mac and not know it. Or Andria could have been a deversion and A.J. could be in with Murdoc too. No ! Nikki trusted her gut feeling about this woman sitting next to her.
“ MacGyver likes to think his way out of situations instead of using a gun.He can fix most things with common items like a paper clip and duct tape.Oh how he loves his duct tape. MacGyver is our…..I mean he was what we call a troubleshooter. He was the one they called when they needed to get someone or something out of a nasty situations that no one else could.
Murdoc hates MacGyver for many many reasons. The top reason is Murdoc is a professional hitman with a spotless record. Spotless that is until Mac. As many times as Murdoc has tried to kill MacGyver , Mac always seems to escape. Both men can’t seem to kill the other. Evrytime we think Murdoc is really dead he is back to cause more trouble.”
“ Wow talk about a living nightmare!” Said A. J..
“ Never thought about it like that,but you’re right. You look tired why don’t you go back to the apartment and rest up a bit.”
“ I was thinking about looking for a place to stay . But I do feel tired and a nap does sounds good right about now.” A.J. turns and starts for the door then stops.
“ Aw man I almost forgot. The Dr. that stitched my arm up wanted me to have a follow up visit with him. He is at the hospital today. After that I will go back to your apartment and take a nap. Call me if you need me. I think you know the number.”
“ Haha good one now get out of here. Oh , A.J. take one of the company cars and please be careful. I am not sure why but I have a bad feeling.”
“ Thanks! I will be careful. Maybe you have the bad feeling because you are worried about your friend MacGyver and that happens to be my last name.”
“ You could be right.”


Chapter 7
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“ Ok Murdoc just where are you going now? Let’s see how much I have learned from you!”
Andria was careful to stay back enough not to be seen, but close enough to see. She followed him for a few miles. Just about the time she thought that possibly Murdoc was on to her, his car slowed and pulled into a parking lot.
“ What the H ??? Why are you here and going in the hospital?”
“ You really shouldn’t talk to yourself like that. I thought I told you not to ever follow me!” Andria jumped when she heard Murdoc’s voice.
“ Just what the H are you doing here Murdoc? Come on out with it. First , I find you coming out of a Doctor’s office. A Doctor who I might add ended up dead! Now I catch you in here……..” Andria looks around and her eyes open wide. At the end of the hall was a sign.
“ Cancer Center…… Murdoc what is going on? Are you ?… I mean …do you have ?”
“ What cancer? Yes my dear that is exactly what I have.”
“ Are you here to check in? Are …are you dying?”
“ Murdoc grabbed Andria and roughly pushed her up against the wall. His fingers dug into shoulders.
“ This conversion goes no further you understand? No one I repeat no one must hear about this! Yes I am dying and no I am not checking in . I will not spend my last days in prison.”
Murdoc takes in a deep breath and continues.
“If you tell anyone at H.I.T. you will be dead before you utter a word. ! Am I making myself clear.”
“ Yes.”
“ Good.” Murdoc shakes his head and a grin appears on his face.
“ What’s so funny? Are you going to let me in on the joke?”
“ You know if you play your cards right and keep your mouth shut about my untimely death. You can lead people to believe I am still alive. If something goes wrong you can tell H.I.T. that it was my fault. As for the Fondation people………. Well let’s just say you can have fun and keep the Nightmare going! So it would be to your advantage Andria to keep this situation quiet.”
Andria thought about it for a moment. Then she also started to grin. Yes it did make a perfect sense. Suddenly Andria stopped grinning and pushed Murdoc back against the other side of the hall. Murdoc gave her a look. Before he could speak, Andria put up her hand and pointed in the front entrance.
“ It’s the nosey girl from the Phoenix Foundation. The one who interrupted me while I was on the computer. You know “MacGyver”!
“ Well ,well , the first of the “MacGyvers”. My dear looks like lady luck is on our side. Shall we go and extend a special invatation to our home ?”
“ Yes we shall. Lead on Ducky.”
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“Hello my name is A.J. MacGyver . I am here to see Dr. Rubens.”
“ Hello my name is Dr. Bodee. Dr. Rubens is tied up at the moment. He had an unexected emergency call. Don’t worry you are in good hands.”
Dr. Brodee motioned to A.J. to follow him. As they turned the corner a hand came from behind and covered her face with chorylform. A.J. tried to fight it but after a while she succumbed to it. As her head hit the floor Andria laughed.
“ Oops, my bad. I guess she isn’t in good hands after all.”
“Yeah I guess you are right about that. It looks like that is going to hurt when she wakes up. Come on lets load her up.” “ Murdoc let’s get out of here . This place gives me the creeps being …..sterile and all.”
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“ Jack where the heck are you? We need you here now!” Mac said as he was looking up for the plane.He was trying to formulate a rescue plan for his former boss and friend. So he didn’t hear Sam as he came up behind him.
“ Dad earth to Dad. The plane sounds like it is coming from over that way. Yes there it is.”
Mac and Sam walked towards the plane after it landed. Since all that they had were in the two backpacks they were carrying, packing wasn’t wasn’t going to be a problem. Re- fueling should be the only thing they would need to do before taking off again. But then again Mac thought this is Jack and it is his plane he was counting on. Still it is important for them to leave within the next 30 minutes.
Both doors of the cockpit opened at the same time. Jack got out one side and a flaming red head came out the other side.
“ Hey amigos!” both Jack and Jamie said in unison.
“ So what is the plan compodre’? Fly in low and surprise the enemy?”
“ No Jack. My guess is that he already knows I am coming.”
“Then lets get this puppy fueled up and start our adventure people.” Jamie said as she walked around the nose of the plane.
“ Just who are you?” Sam asked.
“Well hello there Good Looking!!!!” The name is Jamie Donnavan at your service. And you are ?”
“Jamie calm down! This is MacGyver my good buddy and Sam Malone his son.”
“ Like father like son. Wow you guys have some good looking genes in the family. And you look good in them jeans too.”
“ Let us get going before Jamie’s drooling floods the plane.”